Spitfire Mk 1 Fusebox

[Neil Clark]

I've found that I've got a wiring loom that is certainly a recent replacement but retains the Mk1 layout.  I've found the fusebox (bit of a mission!).  Surely this can't be a feature that the original designers needed to be accessed regularly?  I think the car is negative earth (battery positive goes to coil positive).  The only updating of the car electrics appear to be an alternator, the Revotec fan I've just fitted and am about to connect, and the most complex sound system which makes no sense in a car like this and the wiring for which I intend to remove pronto.

My question is whether the fusebox does need accessing regularly, by ripping out the passenger shelf etc?  The Mk3 onwards has it on the bulkhead under the bonnet which must have been for a reason I suppose.  The radio has a separate fuse in its loom.

Thanks

[DanMi]

You should be able to access it by just pulling down the top of the shelf, no need to strip it out, I do agree though it is an awkward place. You shouldn't need to access it often though

[NonMember]

Is the parcel shelf different between Mk1 and Mk3? I don't recall whether the top on mine was a loose flap or attached at both sides.

[Neil Clark]

It's a loose flap on mine, as I found eventually.  My hassle was with the radio wiring that had been installed - the flap had been "secured" to keep the flap in place.

[daverclasper]

2 hours ago, Neil Clark said:

the flap had been "secured" to keep the flap in place

To stop it "flapping"😉